Report: More arrests in Cochran case

Two more arrests have been made in connection with the filming of Rose Cochran, Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran’s wife, including the vice chairman of the Mississippi Tea Party.

The tea party official, Mark Mayfield, and one other unidentified suspect were both arrested Thursday by police in Madison, Mississippi, according to the Jackson Clarion-Ledger. An attorney for Clayton Kelly, the man first charged in the case, said two more arrests either have been or will be made in connection with the incident.

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The situation has rattled the already-competitive race for Senate between Thad Cochran and primary challenger Chris McDaniel, which is in its final stages before the June 3 primary. While McDaniel, a state senator, has said he had nothing to do with Kelly’s actions and no prior knowledge of them, Cochran’s campaign has pointed out discrepancies in when McDaniel aides say they learned of the video Kelly allegedly posted to YouTube.

In response, McDaniel has blasted Cochran and said Wednesday that he no longer believes Cochran is a “man of honor.”

Kelly was arrested over the weekend and accused of illegally filming Rose Cochran, who lives in a nursing home and suffers from dementia.

Mayfield, the tea party official, is expected in court later Thursday.